So what this breaks down to is....not enough extra smart black or hispanic kids, so they'll take away the "gifted" program from the asians and caucasians. I wouldn't expect anything else.

NYC School Cuts Gifted Program for "Lack of Diversity"

    

          

 

 Christine Rousselle | Jan 31, 2014        

Another case of political correctness gone awry: a school in Brooklyn has decided to scrap its gifted and talented program after accusations that the program was not "diverse" enough. [new meaning for diverse]....."not black enough".

Citing a lack of diversity, PS 139 Principal Mary McDonald informed parents in a letter that the Students of Academic Rigor and two other in-house programs would no longer accept applications for incoming kindergartners.
“Our Kindergarten classes will be heterogeneously grouped to reflect the diversity of our student body and the community we live in,” McDonald told parents in a letter posted on the photo-sharing site flickr and obtained by Ditmas Park Corner. READ MORE